In a previous Champions League match, Villarreal lost 0-3 to Bayer Leverkusen away from home, exiting the Champions League with only 1 point.

After the match, Villarreal coach Marcelino attended the post-match press conference.
Let's talk about the match, especially the first half
"To be honest, I'm very angry. Our performance in the first half was absolutely terrible. The opponent was better than us in every aspect—intensity, pace, teamwork, attacking play... All we could do was passively pass the ball back. We played terribly, terribly, terribly. A performance like that would absolutely not be acceptable in the Champions League."
